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| # | Team | M. | W | D | L | goals | Dif. | Pt. | |
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| 1 |
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West Ham United | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 34:14 | 20 | 18:4 |
| 2 |
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Aston Villa | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 36:18 | 18 | 16:4 |
| 3 |
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Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 31:13 | 18 | 16:4 |
| 4 |
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Derby County | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 29:14 | 15 | 16:6 |
| 5 |
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Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28:20 | 8 | 16:6 |
| 6 |
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Middlesbrough FC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24:12 | 12 | 15:5 |
| 7 |
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Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32:9 | 23 | 14:4 |
| 8 |
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Arsenal FC | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32:14 | 18 | 14:4 |
| 9 |
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Huddersfield Town | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 28:12 | 16 | 14:6 |
| 10 |
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Birmingham FC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24:14 | 10 | 14:6 |
| 11 |
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Sheffield United | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26:19 | 7 | 14:8 |
| 12 |
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Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20:15 | 5 | 14:8 |
| 13 |
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Manchester City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21:17 | 4 | 14:8 |
| 14 |
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Chelsea FC | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22:8 | 14 | 13:5 |
| 15 |
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Liverpool FC | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 26:15 | 11 | 13:7 |
| 16 |
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Portsmouth FC | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 22:14 | 8 | 12:6 |
| 17 |
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Sunderland AFC | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 32:25 | 7 | 12:8 |
| 18 |
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Leeds United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30:18 | 12 | 11:9 |
| 19 |
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Grimsby Town | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21:12 | 9 | 10:8 |
| 20 |
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Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 25:28 | -3 | 9:11 |
| 21 |
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Blackpool FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21:28 | -7 | 9:11 |
| 22 |
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Manchester United | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13:23 | -10 | 6:12 |
